JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Mandatory safety inspections would no longer be
required for more than a million vehicles on Missouri’s roads under legislation
passed by the state House.Safety inspections currently are required every other year for all vehicles
more than five years old. Legislation passed Wednesday by the House would
require inspections only for vehicles more than 10 years old or with more than
150,000 miles.
Legislative staff estimate almost 1.2 million vehicles would become exempt
from inspections as a result of the bill.
Missouri’s safety inspections typically cost $12 and are required to renew a
vehicle registration. They check a vehicle’s steering, braking and exhaust
systems. Other things checked include the lights, turn signals, wipers, seat
belts, tires and horn.
The legislation now goes to the Senate.
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